Appendix · Additional Notes

Initial                             ㅇㅎ ㅅㅈㅊ ㅁㅂㅍ
     consona  Basic consonants 14
                                           ㄴㄷㅌㄹ ㄱㅋ
       nts
        19    Tense consonants 5           ㅆㅉㅃㄸㄲ
                         Root vowels 2         (ㆍ) ㅣ ㅡ
             Simple    First born
             vowels 10  vowels 4
                                               ㅏㅓㅗㅜ
     Medial
                       Re-born
     vowels
                        vowels 4
                                               ㅑㅕㅛㅠ
       21
                       Two letter        ㅐㅒㅔㅖㅘ ㅚㅝㅟ
            11       combination 9
            Compou d                         ㅢ
            vowels    Three  letter
                     combination 2
                                            ㅙㅞ
                                          ㅇㅎ ㅅㅈㅊ ㅁㅂㅍ
             Basic consonants 14
                                           ㄴㄷㅌㄹ ㄱㅋ
       FInal
     consona Tense consonants 2               ㅆㄲ
        nts Complex consonants 11           ㅄ
        27                               ㄺㄻㄼㄽㄾㄿㅀ
                                           ㄵㄶ
                                            ㄳ
    67 phonemes
    Initial consonants + media vowels + final consonants
      = 19 + 21 + 27 = 67

    11,172 syllables
    CV: initial consonants + medial vowels = 19 x 21 = 399
    CVC: initial consonants + media vowels + final consonants
      =19 x 21 x 27 = 10,773

    Total = CV + CVC = 399 + 10,773 = 11,172

               #Hangul 11,172 sounds, syllables #Unicode


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